We Don't Like Cricket...Oh No...We LOVE IT!

I have a bruise the size of a dinner plate on my inner thigh, my achilles are both nacking, and my arms are aching like hell....wonder what state Andrea's bum is in?!

Alas, it was the last competitive game of the season for the Angels against Tynemouth. Yeh, we lost again....but I think we all emerged as winners.

This has been a fantastic debut season, and we've really surprised a few teams out there with just how well we've done. There have been moments of brilliance from every individual that has taken part, and also some classic moments of comedy which will certainly keep me laughing throughout the cold winter months!

Our captain, Sandra, and vice captain, Sally, have worked extremely hard over the season behind the scenes and on the pitch - organising the games, processing the scores and trying to ensure that everyone got a game - (not easy when there are so many of us so keen to play!) No wonder Sandra shouted 'Come on Greenside!' in the middle of our last game - she obviously needs some time off with nervous exhaustion over the winter! (Either that or she's about to defect and hasn't told us!)

Our patient coach, Dave, has been a star. Not only has he successfully headed up the junior section of the club, but he's had us lot to contend with too! When that very first email came round saying 'anyone want to do a bit of cricket coaching at Wentworth?' I remember thinking 'Aye, I'll give it a go.'
Now I am completely obsessed - checking the stats on the play cricket website, frantically writing to Santa Claus listing all the gear that I need, replaying every moment of every match in my head 'til the early hours of the morning, boring my entire family with tales of amazing catches and 9 year old spinners...its great!

There are lots of others that have found themselves wearing little wings on their backs this season.
Aaron has made a decent career for himself out of scoring, and has done a great job. Steve and Eddie have helped out with umpiring and coaching. (Got to say mind - I prefer it when Eddie's yelling on the boundary as I don't have to see him glaring at me when I swish the bat around as the ball fizzes past) Lots of the other hubbies and dads have been great on the sidelines - patiently hoying balls down to us in the nets, enjoying the games with us, and occasionally remembering to keep an eye on the hoard of kids and dogs marauding around the pitch trying to put the opposition off...

And then there's the teas. The chocolate moose square things. The individual banoffi pie canopes, the melt in the mouth onion tarts and vol-au-vents, the seafood platter, the birthday cake....I love the teas - and so have the 5,000 kids, dads, grannies, husbands, hens....

I DON'T WANT THE SUMMER TO END! Its been wonderful! Thank you EVERYone for making this a summer to remember, and we'll hopefully get together as a team to celebrate soon....and to discuss coaching in the winter!

Corbridge Angels v South North

A BIG well done to all that played this evening. It was an almighty, fantastic TEAM performance!

Quick rundown of stats -

Bowling -

Cheryl - 21 runs off 5 overs - AND the FIRST EVER (I think) maiden over  - that means the opposition didn't score a single run off one of her overs!
Lisa - 30 runs off 5 overs and 1 wicket
Jen - 36 runs off 5 overs and 2 wickets! (WHAT a catch, Karen Chomse! - the ball went so high up it had ice on it when it came down - straight into Chomse's safe hands! Brilliant)
Karen Ch - 38 runs off 5 overs and not one single wide, yes that's what I said - NOT ONE SINGLE WIDE! Fantastic.

Just hit it!...

...Yes! Go on Cheryl and Karen!

20 runs later...knackered!

They scored 129 for 3 (only 14 extras)

Fielding -

Tremendous effort in the field, especially from the rookies Andrea and Gillian - some great stops to save the 4's. And Sarah, some excellent anticipationary (new word) fielding. (What I mean is - you were anticipating where the ball was going before it was played, rather than reacting after it had been played. Fantastic.
Splendid, solid wicky-ing from Karin - not many got past you!
Sharron - an excellent debut for your 8 overs in the field. Looking forward to seeing you for the whole game next week.

2 little Angels

Death Row I mean 'Waiting to Bat'

Batting -

Lisa - Oot for 3 runs. Bowled by the 9 year old lass with the evil googlie.
Jen - Oot for a duck - also against the 9 year old with an evil legbreak.

Oh my Gaad, we're all going to get skittled out for 10 runs at this rate...but hang on....

Cheryl - 22 runs (bowled)
Karen Ch - 20 runs (caught)

What a partnership! Fantastic display.
But surely now we'll be skittled...but hang on....

Sarah - 9 (not out)
Andrea 'Dancer down the wicket' - 4 (run out)
Gillian - only 1 shot, and not out.

TOTAL - 58 + 6 extras = 64 for 5

The Tea

South North said that we officially had the best tea in the league, and they would all be putting their names down on the team sheet for next season's game against us. I particularly loved Gillian's dainty little chocolate moose square things with the little things on the top. Delicious.

Overall

I think everyone can feel proud of their own performances. All that hard work and hours in the nets really seemed to pay off. But most of all - the team performance for me was outstanding - lots of encouragement, everyone on their toes in the field, backing up etc etc, and then stepping up to the mark when really needed with the bat and with the bowling. Brilliant - well done everyone!

Many thanks to Dave for setting up and umpiring,  to Charlie for scoring, and to my darling husband for shouting at me when I was bowled out.

22 runs later - well done Cheryl

Next week's game is v Ashington at home. They might be short of players so I have said that we may be able to lend them some rather than cancelling the game - so PLEASE let me know if you are available. Wednesday 11th 6pm start.

Wylam v Corbridge Angels

The continued improvement of Corbridge Angels was in evidence last Thursday when we battled valiantly against Wylam on their home pitch.  The end result saw Wylam winning by 40 runs, but the Angels put in their best batting score to date (thanks mainly to Lisa’s fantastic innings) and our best bowling attack by taking 5 wickets!

 

Wylam won the toss and batted.  They reached a total of 133 for 5 wickets

 

Our bowling was :

 

Sandra (4)           35           1 wicket

Chloe (5)              41           1 wicket               (caught by  Lisa)

Lisa (4)                  20          

Cheryl (5)            17           3 wickets             (1 catch by Sally)

Lizzy (2)                18          

 

These figures include 25 extras – 2 byes, 22 wides (ouch) and 1 no ball)! 

 

Fielders should note that if we catch a ball, it allows our bowler to notch up a wicket – so it is really important for us to back up our bowlers with our best fielding possible, and we all now know (as I keep reminding you) that wickets means points!  Our bowlers are all really determined to improve their run rates, and they need all the support from the fielders to ensure that balls can be stopped for 4 and keep the opposition runs at bay.  Special mention to Cheryl who looked as if she was starting her bowling quite badly by bowling some wides, but then blew Wylam (& Shelagh!) away with 3 tremendous overs from the other end of the field and was rewarded with 3 wickets as well as keeping their run rate down.  Sandra, Chloe & Lisa all contributed well in the bowling attack and a big pat on the back for our birthday girl Lizzie who bowled her first 2 overs in Ladies cricket and did really well. 

 

Our fielding showed signs of improvement (with a little help from the off field Eddy) to stop the fours and the ones.  Sarah took a bad knock on her chin (we hope the arnica worked!) but would not let it stop her throwing herself into the fielding with great gusto.  Tishy was reading the game really well from the short boundary line, as did Karen when she came on and did her stint as 9^th player.

 

Batting:

 

Tishy                      bowled                 5

Lisa                         bowled                 47

Sally                       run out                 9

Cheryl                   bowled                 11

Sandra                  LBW                       4

Lizzy                       Bowled                 1

Sarah                     not out                 0

Chloe                    not out                 0

 

Wylam gave away 16 extras.

 

Lisa was so close to achieving a half century, and put in a tremendous personal performance to give Corbridge their best innings yet!  Sandra was very unfortunate in the LBW decision that the Wylam umpire awarded against her.  However, we can all feel very proud of this grand total of 93 for 6 wickets.  Giving us 4 points (2 for the 5 wickets and 2 for reaching over 75)

 

Well done all.  Special thanks to DAVE SMURTHWAITE for his endless patience and support as umpire / coach.  And Karen C as 9^th player and all supporters who gave us much needed encouragement.

 

Angels v Hexham Leazes

MONDAY 5^TH JULY

HEXHAM LEAZES WON  by 58 RUNS.  They won the toss and chose to bat first!

BOWLING

Chloe    (5)                          38 runs                 0 wickets

Lisa         (4)                          23 runs                 0 wickets

Cheryl   (5)                          31 runs                 1 wickets (caught Karin Smurthwaite)

Sandra (4)                           21 runs                 0 wickets

Karen    (2)                          16 runs                 1 wicket

We only gave away 16 extras which was an improvement on the last match.  This gave them a total of 130 for us to chase ...

Well done Karen for getting a wicket on her first ball!  And to Karin for catching the ball from Cheryl’s bowl – it was an important wicket to stop Naomi Peck from increasing her total of 63 runs.

BATTING

Lisa                         Caught                  28

Sandra                  LBW                       6

Cheryl                   Bowled                 8

Sally                       Not out                22

Chloe                    Bowled                 1

Karen                    Not out                1                             

Our total of 72 again meant we were only 3 points away from earning that extra point!  Hexham allowed no let up in their bowling attack against us and incredibly positive fielding (we must learn from other teams positioning and good practice in the field!!!)  Overall we gave them a much better run for their money than the last match against them, where we managed to achieve a similar score, but this time it was because we scored the runs rather than taking extras from them  (they only gave away 6 extras).  It was the most competitive match we have had to face because this time they weren’t prepared to allow for our novice status!

Thanks to Stephen for umpiring and Aaron for scoring!

 

South North v Angels

ANGELS V SOUTH NORTHUMBERLAND AWAY ON TUESDAY 29^TH JUNE

SOUTH NORTH WON BY 61 RUNS.
We won the toss and elected to field first ....

As we now approach the half way point with our matches, it is starting to dawn on us that we are possibly not as quite out of our depth in this ‘premier league’ as we initially thought.  With every match played, the Angels are becoming a little more confident and understanding the game a smidgeon more, even if we don’t know a googly from a yorker ... well what are they but just a few daft words that the men use!

BOWLING

Chloe    (5)                          21 runs                 1 wicket

Lisa         (5)                          34 runs                 0 wickets

Cheryl   (5)                          24 runs                 0 wickets

Karen    (3)                          26 runs                 1 wicket

Sally       (2)                          25 runs                 0 wicket

This includes 26  extras.   With having only 3 of our core bowlers, myself and Karen were quite expensive, which is understandable when it is our first bowling attempts in competitive cricket.  However, it was marvellous for Karen to get her first wicket and well done to Chloe too  – 2 wickets equals 1 point, and against teams at the top of the league we need to earn those points.   They had 4 terrific batters with one girl staying in for the whole 20 overs who had a great technique, and their number 3 batswoman faced only 11 balls and quickly  notched up a score of 27 runs before Chloe bowled her.  Their total of 132 was quite a big lead to chase ... 

BATTING                                             

Karin                      Caught                  3

Karen                    Bowled                 3

Chloe                    Caught                  4

Lisa                         Not out                19

Sally                       Not out                31

This total of 60 was increased  by 11 extras giving us a total of 71 – sadly 4 runs away from getting another point. 

The pitch at South North was amazing to play on and the opposition were incredibly sporting and supportive.  Sarah had a few opportunities to play on the field as 9^th player and her efforts were much appreciated, and not forgetting Tishy, Kerry and Karin’s essential support in the field/wicket.  Without taking 9 players we cannot be a TEAM so whether fielding, bowling or batting every player’s contribution and support on and off the field is invaluable! 

Special thanks as always to Dave for umpiring, Eddy for coaching, Tim for scoring and our super loyal captain, Sandra, for coming along straight after work to chivvy us along.

 

Corbridge Angels v Wylam

Wednesday 23 June – WYLAM WON BY 65 RUNS

 

At our first home match on a lovely sunny evening we won the toss and elected to field first.

 

BOWLING

Sandra (5)           38 runs                 1 wicket

Lisa (5)                  37 runs                 1 wicket

Chloe (5)              28 runs

Cheryl (5)            14 runs                 2 wickets

 

This includes the extras of 24 wides, 1 leg bye and 5 byes (oh I think their umpire was a little unforgiving at times)

 

Again, a great effort by all the bowlers.  Chloe was unfortunate not to be rewarded with a wicket with her on-line and pace bowling.  Cheryl had a storming game, and to only allow 14 runs past her bowling is a statistic that top players in the league would be very proud of.  Our 4 wickets gave us 2 bonus points (it is a point for every 2 wickets and not for every 1 which we had previously understood to be the rule!)

 

FIELDING

Without doubt our best effort so far this season, possibly helped by our 9^th man in the field keeping us right with positioning.  Thank you Eddie Scott!   However, it was Lisa Scott who was on fire in the field, hurling a fast throw to me in wicket to get their number one batswoman out!  Not content with one stumping out, Lisa almost set up a second, but unfortunately Chloe didn’t quite get on the end of the throw.  Our incredibly positive fielding allowed us to stop quite a few balls running for 4 and also keeping some 1 runs at bay.  A great team effort by all with superb contributions from  Tishy, Lizzie, Sarah & Kerry (who came on to replace Cheryl for a few overs).  I’m sure Sarah & Kerry won’t mind me mentioning their comedy contributions (we are after all here to have fun first and foremost) with Kerry making friends with the grass at her first connection with the ball, and Sarah boldly stopping the ball running for 4 and then subsequently throwing the ball out over the boundary.  It was great fun and kept us all smiling!

 

BATTING

Sandra                  caught                  0

Tishy                      bowled                 8              (Tishy hit her first 4)

Lisa                         caught                  6

Sally                       lbw                         6

Cheryl                   run out                 17           (includes a 4)

Chloe                    not                         6

Sarah                     caught                  0

Lizzie                     bowled                 1             

 

Wylam gave away 14 extras (12 wides, 2 no balls)

 

TOTAL – 58 FOR 7 wickets in 17.4 overs

 

It was Cheryl who had a terrific stand, and was particularly positive with her calling by constantly pushing for the runs.  We had a few unfortunate moments when we were caught (this is something that we will improve as we get more experience and learn a little more technical skill with our batting).  Well done to Sarah and Lizzie on their debuts – it is terrifying going up for a debut bat, and does only slightly get better every time we do it.  By achieving over 50 runs we earned another bonus point.  Giving us the grand total of 3 bonus points for the evening!

 

The normal thanks are sent to Dave for umpiring, Aaron for scoring and all friends, family and team mates who turned up.   It was great to put on our first ‘tea’ which was very well received and thanks Karin for your hard work in the kitchen making sure this looked appetising and enjoyable for all.

Stocksfield (A) v Corbridge Angels

Tuesday 15th June 2010

It was a great effort on Tuesday night against the rather impressive top of the league side, who had an abundance of Ladies County players:

STOCKSFIELD I WON BY 137 RUNS 

Stocksfield elected to bat  first and our bowling stats are:-

From the 20 overs: (again there are some discrepancies in the score book as to the batting v bowling figures, so please bear with me as this may slightly change when Stocksfield publish their result)

Lisa (4):                    39 runs

Cheryl (5)                  45 runs

Jen (5):                     25 runs. 

Chloe (5):                  44 runs.  For one wicket (our only point of the night)

Karen (1)                    8 runs

This includes the extras of 11 wides & 4 byes.

For the 5 ladies to bowl against such skilled batsmen was a great achievement.  Special mention to both Chloe for that incredible wicket and really working on her pace and Jen for achieving such a terrific average.  Well done the young guns!

FIELDING

Lisa was a marvel in the field not only trying her hardest to keep us all right, but covering so much ground.  She was replaced by Lizzie for the last 5 overs, which made Lizzie’s night.    Tishy was complemented by Chris C for her backing up (what an honour) and Karen C saved a 4  with her knee!  It is an aspect of the game that is understandably (given our average age, and lack of experience at cricket) not coming particularly easily for us.  Nevertheless we are trying and giving it our all, so it can only get better.

 

BATTING

Lisa                   bowled                     0

Jen                   bowled                      1

Sally                  caught                       1

Cheryl               caught                       5

Karin                 bowled                      6

Chloe                caught                       0             

Tishy                 stumped                    0

Karen                not out                      2

Stocksfield gave away 10 extras (1 no ball, 8 wides, 1 bye)

TOTAL – 25 for 7 wickets

The highlight of the night was the Cheryl / Karin partnership.  The two stalwarts of the evening allowed our team to come away holding our heads up high by staying in for 17.5 overs, both ladies staying in bat for over 8 overs each against those fierce bowlers...  Also, we have an official specialist in the team – she is Karen (I’ve never been out yet) Chomse.  This is our third match, and no bowler is a match for our sticky wicket Chomse.  With 3 of us getting caught, we might need to start getting a bit of technical guidance as to how to keep that ball down, and Tishy will never be out of her crease again, but this is why we play these matches because we can only learn from all the experiences. 

We will get 1 point for this match (more than we got against their 2^nd team)

THANKS TO THE TIFFINS:  STEPHEN FOR UMPIRING & SANDRA & AARON FOR SCORING.  Our other specialist is Gillian, who is heading up the Angel support team (I hope it is that and not just the food Gillian likes?) And all the other loyal family supporters and Lizzie’s family for coming along to give encouragement.

U11's Outclass the Angels

The U11's boys eagerly played the Angels today in red hot temperatures matching the West Indies at Corbridge.

The Angels were missing some key players and were forced  to take a couple of hostages who happened to be passing by (thank you Debbie and Rosie Garrett) and Georgina aged 12 years. 2 players' sons from the U13's finished the 10 (thank you Aaron and Mathew).

The game was played in pairs starting from a 200 score adding runs and wide's but losing points for wickets.

The ANGELS scored 38 runs, which included a fantastic score of 21 runs from Sally (captain) plus 42 points from wides/byes.

Unfortunately the Angels suffered 7 wickets (thanks to bowlers Fergus Oliver x 4, Tom Scott, Matty Pugh, Joe Anderson and a run out bowled by Jake Smurthwaite. Final score for the ANGELS 232

The U11s who also cleverly recruited an U13 star Fergus to complete their team earned a respectable 55 runs, (particularly well done to Finn, Xan and Matty) plus 42 points from wides/byes. The U11's only lost 4 wickets (well done bowlers Aaron x 2, Matthew and Chloe.)

Final score U11's 273.

Thank you to Stephen Tiffin, Freddy Mckendrick,Harry Oliver and Tim Anderson for Umpiring the game and Sandra Tiffin (injured) who did the scoring with Lisa's assistance.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the BBQ and the delicious strawberry's and cream - Karin and Dave Smurthwaite, Karen, Tishy, Cheryl ........ all in all a fantastic day!!

The Angels look forward to a return match later in the season -watch out boys!

Angels;

Sally Anderson,Tishy Szweda, Karen Chromse, Karin Smurthwaite, Chloe Dixon, Georgina Webb, Debbie and Rosy Garrett. Plus Aaron Tiffin and Mathew Anderson.

U11's

Tom Scott (C), Matty Pugh, Finn Mckendrick, Fergus and Reuben Oliver, Jake Smurthwaite, Harry Fitton, Xan Milligan, Isaac Pym and Joe Anderson

Angels v Angels With Dirty Faces (Under 11's!)

CALLING ALL ANGELS!

Please come and have a go at a game THIS Sunday v's Corbridge under 11's at Corbridge at 12 noon
This will be a really good chance for you to have a go at a game and practice your new skills!
It will also be great practice for the lads - some of whom are only 9 years old.

Each pair that go in to bat will face 4 overs, and if yer oot, yer not oot until the 4 overs are bowled, and then yer oot whether you were oot or not oot...simple. (In other words you get a few chances even if your bowled out in the first ball!)

The game will be competitive, but FUN and FRIENDLY!...and there will be a barbecue for all the family afterwards.

Please let Sally know if you'd be keen to take part - and bring the family with you to cheer everyone on!

Captain Gets Crocked!

'Howay man, Sandra, RUN!' I yelled, wondering why the hell she wasn't sprinting down the wicket for a much needed run. She was trying her best, but after some fabulous shots her little achilles tendon had decided that enough was enough, and it 'went.'

Alas, our Captain Fantastic is well and truly crocked, and plastered too - and sadly not with beer - though I'm sure she'll manage to raise a glass or two to her lips as she relaxes at home.

We're waiting for news of a more detailed scan, so in the meantime, we wish her all well and a VERY speedy recovery!

Hexham Leazes v Corbridge Angels

Tuesday 18th May 2010

HEXHAM LEAZES WON by either 61 or 68 runs

 

Hexham elected to bat  first.  They had some strong batters showing us how it should be done, and their top scorer retired at 51.  They scored either 134 or 141 for 2 wickets (the book doesn’t quite tally against their batting & our bowling stats ... I’ll speak to Aaron to clarify, sorry I’m new to reading score books and he is new to scoring!  So here is how he logged our bowling:-

 

From the 20 overs:

Sandra (5) :   41 runs against and a FABULOUS WICKET against a county cricket player

Jen (4):        22 runs against which was the most respectable average out of all the bowlers – well done.

Lisa (5):        32 runs against and bowled their captain out. FANTASTIC. 

Chloe (5):     29 runs against .  Again a very respectable average.  Great stuff.

Karen (1):     10 runs against.  Karen bravely stood in for Jen when she went off sick. 

 

This includes the extras of 1 no ball, 14 wides & 3 byes.

STIRLING EFFORT BY ALL BOWLERS.  Sandra, Lisa and Chloe did really well to bowl 5 overs each on a warm evening.  A great feeling for Sandra & Lisa to get a wicket in the 5^th & 7^th over.  Understandably Hexham’s run rate increased considerably from the 13^th over onwards when they were hitting quite a lot of 4s as our bowlers started to tire.

(You can click on the images to make them larger - what a view Hexham Leazes have!)
 

FIELDING

The fielding has improved from the last game.  There are a lot of areas we need to work on, which I’m sure Dave & Stephen can help us with.  Lizzie made her debut as a fielder in the 12^th over, and hopefully enjoyed this first experience of competitive cricket.  Karin, Tishy & Karen were great in giving encouragement to the bowlers and general support on the field.

 

 

BATTING

Sandra                  bowled                                 12

Lisa                      bowled                                 17

Sally                     bowled                                  9

Jen                      caught and bowled                 11

Tishy                    not out                                  2

Karen                   not out                                  1

 

Hexham gave away 21 extras (3 no balls, 10 wides, 7 byes & 1 leg bye). 

 

TOTAL – 73 for 4 wickets

 

Unbelievably for the 2^nd game we managed to stay in for the whole 20 overs and even better we only lost 4 wickets.  This is an incredible improvement although a shame for Karin & Chloe who didn’t get an opportunity to step up to the crease.  We also faced a fantastic bowler, Naomi, who we think plays for the county.  Sandra & Lisa were terrific in their opening partnership and gave the rest of the team great confidence.  Jen scored 2 lovely 4 runs and both myself and Lisa managed a 4 each as well.  The most unfortunate moment of the night was when Sandra damaged her achillies tendon and needed a runner – well done again Lizzie for coming in and doing this job. 

 

We will get 3 points from this match.  A point for getting more than 50 runs! And a point for Lisa & Sandra’s wickets – so we are now off the mark in the league.  What an achievement.

 

THANKS TO DAVE FOR UMPIRING (& ADVICE), GILLIAN FOR YOUR LOYAL SUPPORT & FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CAME ALONG.  ALL IN ALL IT WAS A REALLY GOOD NIGHT AND HEXHAM LEAZES WERE VERY ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTIVE OPPOSTION.

Corbridge Angels are Up and Running!

Women’s cricket in Tynedale took another step forward last Tuesday when Corbridge Angels played their inaugural Northumberland Women’s Cricket League match against Stocksfield. Having lost the toss and been asked to bat first The Angels reached a modest 31, losing their last wicket with the last ball of the innings. After only a few weeks of coaching and practice, batting through was an achievement in itself. The highlight of the innings was a neatly clipped four through mid-wicket by Jennifer Sewell. Stocksfield passed the target to win by seven wickets, despite tidy bowling and fielding by the Corbridge rookies. The game was played in good spirit, with the Stocksfield ladies encouraging and supporting their less experienced opponents and providing excellent refreshments after the game. The team relished the experience of a competitive league match and are looking forward playing to improving standards through the season.    

 

 

Picture: Back row (L to R) – Karin Smurthwaite, Sandra Tiffin (captain), Sally Anderson, Tishy Szweda, Karen Chomse,

Front row: Jennifer Sewell, Cheryl Durkin, Chloe Haf-Dixon

Next Training Session and a NEW Fixture!

Due to U18s playing a match on Tues. 18th we cannot practice, so practice is Wed 19th May at Corbridge at 6.15pm. Please bring membership money for the season @£30 if poss. - Cheques made payable to Corbridge Cricket Club please.

We have an extra cricket game on Tues 25th May at Tynemouth. 

To get there in good time to warm up I think we need to leave by 4.30pm which may be a problem for some.

Could you all please confirm if you are available or not so we can choose a team.

Stocksfield (B) v Corbridge Angels

Tuesday 4th May 2010
Stocksfield won by 7 wickets
Corbridge all out for 31

BATTING SCORES

Sandra bowled 0

Jen bowled 6

Sally bowled 0

Cheryl caught 2

Karin S bowled 4

Chloe caught 1

Karen C not out 3

Tishy bowled 1

EXTRAS

No Balls 3

Wides 8

Byes 3 

The best news was that we managed to stay in for the whole 16 overs, which was a great achievement in our first match. Clearly, I need to learn how to play defensively, and we need to shout at each other to try and go for those extra runs when they are on. The non batsman always should be committing to a run. These are all things we can work on.

BOWLING

Stocksfield reached our target by the end of the 9^th over. After that we continued playing until the 16^th but scores were not taken. Unfortunately this means I can’t analyse our bowling too much because the scoring was stopped in the book after these 9 overs.

In those 9 overs we bowled 9 wides. However the positives were that both Cheryl and Jen bowled a maiden over each (this means that no runs were scored off their bowling, nor did they get any extras) against them. Also after the scoring stopped, Jen did get a wicket, and if I am correct I don’t think that any of the Stocksfield ladies hit a ‘4’. Considering the pressure was off Stocksfield and they have been playing for a good few years, then it looks like our bowling was quite effective so well done to Jen, Cheryl, Chloe, Sandra and Karen.

FIELDING

Wasn’t too bad at all particularly the backing up (Tishy & Karin). We need to be a bit more nimble in the chase of the ball and understand each others throwing abilities as to how best to get the ball back into wicket or bowler. Cheryl has a very strong throw, but others need to be supported in getting the ball back. The training we did in the sessions about scooping up the ball and turning and throwing quickly are all things we can continue working on. 

THANKS TO ALL SUPPORTERS (and to Sarah for being ready as 9^th player) THE ENCOURAGEMENT WAS REALLY APPRECIATED.

Stocksfield provided nice catering after the match. This means that we will also need to put refreshment on for the matches so we need to decide how best to organise this.

Sandra will confirm if we can train next week at Corbridge (I think it was on Wednesday). If subs can be paid into Sandra – it will be £30 and cheques payable to Corbridge Cricket Club.

Well done players and supporters all!